Infection and Immunity: 84 (6)

June 1, 2016; Volume 84,Issue 6

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis | Spotlight
Excreted Cytoplasmic Proteins Contribute to Pathogenicity in Staphylococcus aureus
Patrick Ebner, Janina Rinker, Minh Thu Nguyen, Peter Popella, Mulugeta Nega, Arif Luqman, Birgit Schittek, Moreno Di Marco, Stefan Stevanovic, Friedrich Götz
Molecular Pathogenesis
Borrelia burgdorferi CheD Promotes Various Functions in Chemotaxis and the Pathogenic Life Cycle of the Spirochete
Ki Hwan Moon, Gerry Hobbs, M. A. Motaleb
Molecular Pathogenesis
Genetic and Molecular Basis of Kingella kingae Encapsulation
Kimberly F. Starr, Eric A. Porsch, Patrick C. Seed, Joseph W. St. Geme
Molecular Pathogenesis
Macrophage Apoptosis Triggered by IpaD from Shigella flexneri
Olivia Arizmendi, William D. Picking, Wendy L. Picking
Molecular Pathogenesis
Addiction of Hypertransformable Pneumococcal Isolates to Natural Transformation for In Vivo Fitness and Virulence
Guiling Li, Zhuowen Liang, Xiatai Wang, Yonghong Yang, Zhujun Shao, Machao Li, Yueyun Ma, Fen Qu, Donald A. Morrison, Jing-Ren Zhang
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Clostridium difficile Dlt Pathway Is Controlled by the Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor σ^V in Response to Lysozyme
Emily C. Woods, Kathryn L. Nawrocki, Jose M. Suárez, Shonna M. McBride
Molecular Pathogenesis
Hyaluronan Modulation Impacts Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infection
Carolyn B. Ibberson, Corey P. Parlet, Jakub Kwiecinski, Heidi A. Crosby, David K. Meyerholz, Alexander R. Horswill

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Staphylococcus aureus Phenol-Soluble Modulins Impair Interleukin Expression in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells
Martine Deplanche, Ludmila Alekseeva, Ksenia Semenovskaya, Chih-Lung Fu, Frederic Dessauge, Laurence Finot, Wolfram Petzl, Holm Zerbe, Yves Le Loir, Pascal Rainard, David G. E. Smith, Pierre Germon, Michael Otto, Nadia Berkova
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Displacement of Pathogens by an Engineered Bacterium Is a Multifactorial Process That Depends on Attachment Competition and Interspecific Antagonism
Fitua Al-Saedi, Daniel Henry Stones, Diana Pereira Vaz, Anne Marie Krachler
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Coxiella burnetii Infects Primary Bovine Macrophages and Limits Their Host Cell Response
Katharina Sobotta, Kirstin Hillarius, Marvin Mager, Katharina Kerner, Carsten Heydel, Christian Menge
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Cellular Microbiology of Mycoplasma canis
Dina L. Michaels, Jeffrey A. Leibowitz, Mohammed T. Azaiza, Pollob K. Shil, Suzanne M. Shama, Gerald F. Kutish, Steven L. Distelhorst, Mitchell F. Balish, Meghan A. May, Daniel R. Brown
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Metalloprotease Mpl Supports Listeria monocytogenes Dissemination through Resolution of Membrane Protrusions into Vacuoles
Diego E. Alvarez, Hervé Agaisse
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Role of Host Type IA Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Pathway Components in Invasin-Mediated Internalization of Yersinia enterocolitica
Georgina C. Dowd, Manmeet Bhalla, Bernard Kean, Rowan Thomas, Keith Ireton

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections | Spotlight
N-Formyl-Perosamine Surface Homopolysaccharides Hinder the Recognition of Brucella abortus by Mouse Neutrophils
Ricardo Mora-Cartín, Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Cristina Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Stephany Gurdián-Murillo, Bruno Lomonte, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Edgardo Moreno
Bacterial Infections
Meningococcal Factor H Binding Protein Vaccine Antigens with Increased Thermal Stability and Decreased Binding of Human Factor H
Raffaella Rossi, Monica Konar, Peter T. Beernink
Bacterial Infections
Determination of Active Phagocytosis of Unopsonized Porphyromonas gingivalis by Macrophages and Neutrophils Using the pH-Sensitive Fluorescent Dye pHrodo
Jason C. Lenzo, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Jessica Cecil, James A. Holden, Eric C. Reynolds

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Murine Model for Preclinical Studies of Var2CSA-Mediated Pathology Associated with Malaria in Pregnancy
Luciana V. de Moraes, Sebastien Dechavanne, Patrícia M. Sousa, André Barateiro, Sónia F. Cunha, Sofia Nunes-Silva, Flávia A. Lima, Oscar Murillo, Claudio R. F. Marinho, Stephane Gangnard, Anand Srivastava, Joanna A. Braks, Chris J. Janse, Benoit Gamain, Blandine Franke-Fayard, Carlos Penha-Gonçalves
Host Response and Inflammation
The Tick Protein Sialostatin L2 Binds to Annexin A2 and Inhibits NLRC4-Mediated Inflammasome Activation
Xiaowei Wang, Dana K. Shaw, Olivia S. Sakhon, Greg A. Snyder, Eric J. Sundberg, Laura Santambrogio, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, J. Stephen Dumler, Kari Ann Shirey, Darren J. Perkins, Katharina Richard, Andrezza C. Chagas, Eric Calvo, Jan Kopecký, Michail Kotsyfakis, Joao H. F. Pedra
Host Response and Inflammation
Type I Interferon Counters or Promotes Coxiella burnetii Replication Dependent on Tissue
Jodi F. Hedges, Amanda Robison, Emily Kimmel, Kelly Christensen, Erin Lucas, Andrew Ramstead, Mark A. Jutila

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
TcI Isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi Exploit the Antioxidant Network for Enhanced Intracellular Survival in Macrophages and Virulence in Mice
María Paola Zago, Yashoda M. Hosakote, Sue-jie Koo, Monisha Dhiman, María Dolores Piñeyro, Adriana Parodi-Talice, Miguel A. Basombrio, Carlos Robello, Nisha J. Garg
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Identification and Characterization of a Novel Aspergillus fumigatus Rhomboid Family Putative Protease, RbdA, Involved in Hypoxia Sensing and Virulence
Yakir Vaknin, Falk Hillmann, Rossana Iannitti, Netali Ben Baruch, Hana Sandovsky-Losica, Yona Shadkchan, Luigina Romani, Axel Brakhage, Olaf Kniemeyer, Nir Osherov
Fungal and Parasitic Infections | Spotlight
DAP12 Inhibits Pulmonary Immune Responses to Cryptococcus neoformans
Lena J. Heung, Tobias M. Hohl

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Novel Strategy To Protect against Influenza Virus-Induced Pneumococcal Disease without Interfering with Commensal Colonization
Christopher J. Greene, Laura R. Marks, John C. Hu, Ryan Reddinger, Lorrie Mandell, Hazeline Roche-Hakansson, Natalie D. King-Lyons, Terry D. Connell, Anders P. Hakansson

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

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